I met Renee when I was pregnant with my son.
Being he was my first child I didn’t have much knowledge about pregnancy or babies.
Renee is incredible.
She made positive suggestions for natural based vitamins and proteins that I used throughout entire pregnancy, and i’m still using while nursing my son.
My doctor was concerned because I have Fibroids & told me there was a chance I would not go full term. Renee recommend acupuncture for me as well as some essential oils. My son was was born at a little over 40 weeks and very healthy. I feel like the natural vitamins really helped my pregnancy.
Renee does not push her beliefs on you. She supplies you with the information you need to make an informed decision. I would have loved to hire Renee as our Doula but schedules did not permit. I would definitely recommend her to any expecting mother. Renee is kind, compassionate and made me feel comfortable around her from the first meeting.
After the birth of my son I was extremely stressed having no experience or family support.
Renee took the time to speak to me & support me emotionally. I was having such a difficult time breastfeeding and she gave me advice as well as emailed me so much information.
She truly helped me at a time in my life where I felt so lost. (Lack of sleep can really effect you)
Renee loves what she does and truly supports women & their families throughout their birth experiences.
If we are blessed enough to have a second child, I would want Renee to be part of our birth story.

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Hiring Renee as our doula was quite possibly the best decision my wife and I made. Renee is knowledgeable, passionate, and most importantly, personally invested in us, our labor and birth plan, and helping our birth experience to be exactly as WE wanted it.
Renee helped us build our own birth plan, which was a major task considering we had no idea what a birth plan was, what options we had, and ways we could be in control during labor and birth. Our plan changed quite a bit during the pregnancy, starting with a “doctor/medicated” and realized we preferred a “midwife/natural” approach. This included a switch from a doctor to a midwife at 7.5 months! Renee’s guidance helped us figure out what approach to a birth plan was best for us, and also to be confident in making the decisions, choices, and changes to make that plan happen!
The day of our daughter’s birth was a crazy one…three weeks before her due date! While we ultimately saw most of our birth plan come true (natural and unmedicated, laboring mostly at home, calm and relaxed labor environment), the circumstances around how the birth ultimately played out were something we could have NEVER imagined. Because of Renee’s guidance, we were both prepared, confident, and empowered to handle ANY and EVERYTHING that happened on that day…we could not have done it without her!
Right after the birth, Renee was immediately helpful in helping my daughter get the all important first latch. Because our daughter was born early, she had weight and blood sugar issues in the hospital, which made the first days of breastfeeding very difficult. She (literally) assisted us in hand expressing colostrum and taught us how to spoon feed it to our daughter so she could still have it even though she was having difficulty feeding because of her medical issues. Without Renee’s help, we would have not been successful with breastfeeding!
Since the birth, Renee has continued to be of help to our family. She was always availble when we needed to ask questions regarding breast feeding, sleep training, post-pardum issues, and other general first-time-parent questions.
Our journey to a successful pregnancy was a long and winding road, fighting against a very rare genetic condition…the harsh reality was that with this condition, getting pregnant is so difficult, this could have very well been the only chance we got. With this in mind, the selection of a doula was so incredibly important to us. Within seconds of meeting Renee, we knew we had found the perfect person to help guide us through this journey. We immediately connected with her, and she immediately connected with us and our story. We didn’t just find a doula that day, we found a friend, and frankly, a member of our family for life. We are forever greatful for everything she has done for our family!

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Having Renee on our team for the birth of our first son was one of the best decisions we made.

Immediately, we hit it off and my husband and I knew she was “our people.

I consider myself to be pretty type A, organized, plan everything to a “T” but I knew deep down that you can only plan so much when it comes to a birth. What I did know, was that I wanted to feel as prepared as possible to ease my anxiety. And that is exactly what Renee did for my husband and I.

She has such a warm and calming way about her that you can’t help but get more excited and less anxious with every visit. She really allowed my husband to enjoy our son’s birth and not feel nervous or stressed that he had to be in control of a situation he’s never been in! And she allowed me to relax and take a breath knowing we had such an amazing teammate.

Although I ended up having some complications and my birth did not go as planned, I know without a doubt in my mind I would have been a nervous wreck without her support helping me through it each step of the way. She really gave me the confidence to speak up for myself to the nurses and doctors when I had questions or opinions. I never once felt overwhelmed and that is more than I could ever asked for.

After my son’s birth, I struggled with breastfeeding as many do. It was an extremely emotional experience for me and I almost gave up a few times. But Renee was there, even more than I could have hoped for, with love and support and reassurance that I can do this and I did!

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As brand new parents we didn’t know what to expect once our baby arrived. Having a new baby would be a huge life change for us since we decided to have a baby “later” in life after we had been set in our ways and really “carefree” in our lifestyle.  I’m 39 and although through the years I had a lot of experience with children, I knew it would be a whole different world to have one of my own.  I researched post-partum doulas and after coming across Renée’s name in several different sites, we decided to contact her.

We met with Renée at our house and I knew instantaneously she was exactly what we were looking for.  She has a very calming demeanor about her and is very soft spoken.  Renée is extremely knowledgeable in what she does and was able to answer every single one of my questions.

Renée really made my day’s post-partum so much more relaxing and comfortable. She literally would help in every aspect you can imagine and really takes interest in the mommy’s well-being and is so amazing about it without overstepping in any way.  From using essential oils on me to cooking breakfast to taking the baby out for a stroll…Renée does it all.

In addition, I’m a breastfeeding mom and was having a bunch of issues with the baby latching and I was ready to give up.  Renée was hands on with this (literally ;)) and made the entire process so much better and relaxing.  She also suggested I look into whether my child had tongue tie and lip tie, something I’ve never heard of and recommended a doctor who performs the procedure without cutting.  This helped my situation ten-fold.

From an emotional perspective, Renée really listened to my experiences and feelings and really helped put everything in perspective for me.   I literally cried when we reached our last session.

Long after her services to me were over, Renée reached out to me at a critical time when I really needed some help.  Through conversations with her and her great network of resources she helped me thru a hard time on a Saturday night when I’m sure she had family obligations.

I cannot recommend her enough and regret not using her services as a doula when in labor as well. Renée will forever remain close in my heart and I will forever be thankful.

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Renée was our doula for our son’s birth on June 6.  My whole pregnancy I was prepping for a natural birth by eating healthy, staying active with yoga and exercise, educating myself through a Bradley Method birth education class and by reading suggested books, and last by hiring Renée to help keep me and my husband calm, cool, and collected on our big day.  Renée exceeded my expectations of just needing her during labor; she came for a prenatal visit and made us feel really good about how we had been preparing for labor, provided us with ample relevant resources for questions we had, and most importantly believed in us and supported us unconditionally.

It was clear from day one that Renée has a passion for educating and supporting her clients with her refreshingly positive character.  It was a whirlwind of a weekend discussing “risks” of birthing a “big” baby and a health issue of mine before deciding to plan a Monday Cesarean and Renée couldn’t have been more helpful talking to my husband, as I was super emotional, about our options.  I thank Renée tremendously for being understanding and supportive.  We never felt judged, we always felt informed.  Most importantly, I believed in me and I knew she believed in me and that was all I needed to feel that I wasn’t alone.  My husband appreciated that Renée wasn’t available only to me, but wanted to know his needs to best support him, too.

On our big day Renée met us at the hospital, prepped us, waited (a long time) patiently for our son to be born and for grandparents to see him, before she came up to the recovery room to be with me.  Family is amazing to have around, but the ability to process and talk to Renée all during an amazing essential oil foot rub was exactly what I needed.  This pampering also occurred at an in-home visit a week after our birth where I will forever be in debt to her for showing us how to swaddle our baby peacefully and get him to sleep in his crib, and for giving us helpful information about newborns now that we were past the birth.

I am very grateful we had Renée by our sides during this process and highly recommend her as a birth doula!

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